Kentucky Luthiers Exhibit Comes To Henderson
08/16/2008 09:37
(HENDERSON, Ky.) - Made
to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers
will be showing at the Henderson County Public
Library in downtown Henderson through September 1,
2008. Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council and the
Kentucky Historical Society and presented in
Henderson by the Bluegrass in the Park Folklife
Festival and the Henderson County Public Library,
this free public exhibit presents the handmade
instruments and tools of 16 Kentucky
stringed-instrument makers who are recognized as
masters in creating and repairing guitars, fiddles,
dulcimers, mandolins, banjos and other original
instruments.
Funded through
the National Endowment for the Arts American
Masterpieces grant, Made to be Played is the result
of years of fieldwork by the Kentucky Folklife
Program, an interagency program of the Kentucky Arts
Council and the Kentucky Historical Society. The
exhibit is dedicated to the memory of Homer Ledford,
a gifted luthier, craftsman, instrument inventor and
musician who passed away on December 11, 2006. He was
known for the quality, beauty, and uniqueness of his
work, some of which is included in the Smithsonian
Institution’s collection. The exhibit includes
examples of his handcrafted instruments, carvings,
and tools. A copy of his book of autobiographical
stories and poems, See Ya’ Further Up the Creek is
also available for loan from the library.
Other Kentucky luthiers featured in the exhibit include Roy Bowen, Winchester; Gary Cornett, Louisville; Cathy Currier, Richmond; Bryan England, Caneyville; Arthur Hatfield, Glasgow; Neil Kendrick, Frenchburg; Donna Lamb, Lancaster; Lewis Lamb, Lancaster; Scott Leedy, Winchester; Warren A. May, Berea; Art Mize, Lexington; Douglas Naselroad, Winchester; Frank Neat, Russell Springs; Frank Pittman, Bowling Green; Jimmy Robertson, Edmonton and Larry Shepherd, Caneyville.
Visitors can see Made to be Played at the library from August 7 – September 1 during the library’s normal hours of operation. The library is located at 101 South Main Street, in downtown Henderson. Library hours are Monday-Thursday 9 am - 8 pm, Friday-Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, and Sunday 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm.
For more information about Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers, go to the Kentucky Arts Council Website at www.artscouncil.ky.gov/Luthier/Luthier_MadetoPlay.htm
Other Kentucky luthiers featured in the exhibit include Roy Bowen, Winchester; Gary Cornett, Louisville; Cathy Currier, Richmond; Bryan England, Caneyville; Arthur Hatfield, Glasgow; Neil Kendrick, Frenchburg; Donna Lamb, Lancaster; Lewis Lamb, Lancaster; Scott Leedy, Winchester; Warren A. May, Berea; Art Mize, Lexington; Douglas Naselroad, Winchester; Frank Neat, Russell Springs; Frank Pittman, Bowling Green; Jimmy Robertson, Edmonton and Larry Shepherd, Caneyville.
Visitors can see Made to be Played at the library from August 7 – September 1 during the library’s normal hours of operation. The library is located at 101 South Main Street, in downtown Henderson. Library hours are Monday-Thursday 9 am - 8 pm, Friday-Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, and Sunday 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm.
For more information about Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers, go to the Kentucky Arts Council Website at www.artscouncil.ky.gov/Luthier/Luthier_MadetoPlay.htm